as in to exceed
to go beyond the limit of
the principal overstepped her authority in ordering everyone to remain in the unheated school
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Recent Examples of overstep
Oregon and Portland are seeking a restraining order against the deployment, saying Trump overstepped his legal authority, OPB reported.
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Alina Hartounian, NPR, 1 Oct. 2025
The conference was buoyed by the sense that Reform UK had overstepped its mark.
—Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
Johnson County District Court Judge David Hauber issued a ruling in January 2024 siding with Powerback, finding the Kansas Legislature had overstepped federal law in HB 2001.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 29 Sep. 2025
The executive branch clearly overstepped, and its attempt to suppress free speech backfired wildly.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 26 Sep. 2025
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Alina Hartounian, NPR, 1 Oct. 2025
The conference was buoyed by the sense that Reform UK had overstepped its mark.
—Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
Johnson County District Court Judge David Hauber issued a ruling in January 2024 siding with Powerback, finding the Kansas Legislature had overstepped federal law in HB 2001.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 29 Sep. 2025
The executive branch clearly overstepped, and its attempt to suppress free speech backfired wildly.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 26 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for overstep
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overstep
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Reducing that 17% to less than 8% — four of 52 — is a level of mass disenfranchisement that far exceeds what’s likely in Texas.—
U T Editorial Board,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Oct. 2025
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Wall also said the company will not allow brokers to exceed the platform’s ticket resale limits, another accusation in the lawsuit.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
20 Oct. 2025
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The aquarium met and surpassed its goal to raise the funds for its sea otter conservation program in less than eight hours, averaging about $100,000 in sales every 15 minutes, MacDonald said.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
18 Oct. 2025
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And in recent weeks the S & P 500 surpassed 6,666 for the first time, registering a ten-bagger since the financial-crisis bottom of 666 set in March 2009.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
18 Oct. 2025
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“Overstep.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overstep. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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